Glove package



May 29, 1962 M. STRONGWATER GLOVE PACKAGE Filed Jan. 15, 1961 arm/w Uited States atet 3,036,701 GLOVE PACKAGE Murray Strongwater, 822 Moore St., Woodmere, N.Y. Filed Jan. 13, 1961, Ser. No. 82,519 1 Claim. ((31. 206-46) This invention concerns an improved container and display box for ladies gloves.

An object of the invention is to provide a highly attractive glove container and display box which is simple to manufacture, easy to assemble (open and close) so that gloves may be readily inserted therein and withdrawn therefrom, streamlined in appearance, and constructed to receive and display in an ornamental manner any style of glove, particularly the relative long tapered ladies glove. l

Another object is to provide a two-piece container and display box composed of a tapered tray and a similarly tapered transparent sleeve into which the tray is adapted to be inserted, and wherein the sleeve serves the dual function of a protective cover permitting inspection of the merchandise in the tray and by virtue of its tapering construction and dimensions as a stop to prevent the tapered tray from advancing beyond a desired location in the sleeve.

Other objects will appear from a reading of the detailed description which follows, in conjunction with a drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an elevation or plan view of the box of the invention. A pair of ladies gloves is shown in the box as viewed through the completely transparent sleeve and protective cover;

FIG. 2 is a section of the box of FIG. 1 along the line 2-2;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the box of the invention and shows the tapered tray and the tapered sleeve into the large open end of which the tray enters:

FIG. 4 shows a modified form of the sleeve, comprising a cardboard bottom wall and a transparent top wall; and

FIG. 5 shows another modification of the sleeve in which the longitudinal dimension of the latter is larger than that of the tray and the extended portion of the sleeve is provided with means, such as a hole, for supporting or mounting the box in an upright position.

Throughout the figures of the drawing the same parts are designated with the same reference numerals, while equivalent parts have the same reference numerals but with prime designations.

The box of the invention shown in FIGURES 1, 2 and 3 is made in two pieces. One piece is a tapered cardboard shallow tray having an open top, four closed flat side walls 1, 2, 3 and 4, and a flat bottom wall 5. The other piece of the box is a tapered open-ended sleeve 12 for telescopically receiving the tray and which is made from any suitable transparent plastic material such as acetate, cellophane, celluloid or the like folded to provide flat narrow side and top and bottom walls and assume the appearance shown. The edges of the transparent plastic material forming the sleeve 12 are firmly cemented together on flat narrow side wall 15.

For purposes of illustration only, the box of FIG. 1 shows through the transparent sleeve 12 a pair of tapered ladies gloves contained in the tray 10.

The longitudinal dimensions of the tapered tray and tapered sleeve of FIGS. 1 and 3 are the same, as well as the angle of the taper of both pieces, the flat walls of the sleeve are very slightly larger than the tray to permit the tray to enter into the large open end of the sleeve and rest snugly therein for the entire length of the tray. Because the transverse internal dimensions of the sleeve at all points along the length thereof are only slightly greater than the transverse external dimensions of the tray at corresponding points on the tray, as shown in FIG. 2, when the tray is fully inserted into the sleeve to constitute the assembled box, the sleeve acts as a stop to prevent further entry of the sleeve beyond the point where the narrow end of the tray corresponds in position to the narrow end of the sleeve. Stated in other words, any attempt to slide or push the tray further into the sleeve than the position shown in FIG. 1, would merely wedge the tray against the sleeve. Hence, the sleeve serves three purposes: (1) a cover for the tray to protect the merchandise from dust and dirt, (2) a display device because of its transparency, and (3) a stop or wedge to permit entry of the tray for a predetermined distance only.

In the assembled position of the box, as shown in FIG. 1, pressure of a finger on the small side wall 4 of the tray through the corresponding open small end of the sleeve will push the tray out of the box from the large end of the sleeve, thereby permitting the hand to fully remove the tray to assume the position shown in FIG. 3.

If desired, the small end of the sleeve 12 can be closed except for a small hole to permit a finger to be inserted therein so as to push the tray out of the large end of the sleeve.

A modification of the open-ended sleeve is shown in FIG. 4 as comprising a cardboard bottom 11 and a transparent top 12 through which the merchandise can be viewed when the tray is fully inserted into the sleeve. The transparent top 12' can be a sheet of any suitable plastic material, such as acetate or cellophane firmly secured, as by cementing, to the two narrow tapering side walls of the sleeve.

The box of FIG. 5 differs from that of FIGS. 1 and 3 only in the length of the sleeve. The sleeve 12" of FIG. 5 is longer than the tray 10 and has an extension 13 at the large open end of the sleeve which is provided with a hole 14 for enabling support of the box, either for carrying purposes or for mounting on a wall.

The tray is made of stiff carboard and covered by a thin paper sheet of an attractive color to provide a highly ornamental appearance. By way of example only, the box may be about 14% inches long, 4% inches at the wide end and 3% inches at the small end. The side walls of the tray may be /2 inch deep in the interior thereof. This size box will accommodate a long glove. The thickness of the acetate sleeve may be about inch, and the thin paper sheet glued to and covering the tray may be gold in color. To accommodate a short ladies glove, the overall length of the box may be about 8% inches, the Wide end 3 /2 inches, and the small end about 3 inches. The foregoing dimensions are merely illustrative.

I claim:

A ladys glove package comprising a tray and a glove therein, said glove presenting in its fiat condition throughout its length tapering sides which diverge toward its open end, said tray having sides which taper in conformity substantially to the sides of said flat glove, an open-ended sleeve telescopically receiving said tray and conforming to the outline of said tray, said sleeve having top, bottom and side flat walls, at least said top wall being transparent.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,580,643 Binder Apr. 13, 1926 2,405,124 Gilliland Aug. 6, 1946 2,670,892 Kendrick Mar. 2, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 769,147 Great Britain Feb. 27, 1957 

